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1 – 9 of 9Spending will be cut by nearly 2% this year to keep the budget in a slight surplus. Russian policymakers face a now familiar trade-off between their desire for fiscal rectitude…
Both governments hope to benefit from IMF and EU emergency funding through the COVID-19 crisis. In addition, Ukraine is still working on persuading the IMF that it deserves a…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB252300
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Last year, these transfers hit a record level, as Moscow issued extra money to help regions cope with the COVID-19 pandemic, but this was still not enough to cover all their…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB262168
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The company is trying to attract more middle-class Kazakhstanis to undertake foreign travel, having announced on April 1 the start of a new economy sleeper class route from Astana…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB199792
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For Belarusian citizens, access to healthcare is a constitutional right. Consequently, any attempted reforms that would involve a major shift to commercialisation will have…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB205736
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The budget allocates substantial funds to the National Projects, a sweeping development programme unveiled in 2018 and rescheduled in July this year. Despite the renewed focus on…
RUSSIA: More budget cuts likely in 2016 with low oil
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES206267
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Russia's monograds (single-industry towns).
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB206104
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The Russian stock market.